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Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
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> I loaded Access 97 using my Office 97 Pro CD everything
> went just fine untile I attempted to open the program. I
> received the following "Microsoft Access can't start
> because there is no license for it on this machine."
> There is an exe. application for Windows 98 but nothing
> is listed for XP. Help!!